{"id":8114,"date":"2025-05-27T00:15:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T00:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/?p=8114"},"modified":"2025-08-13T20:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:43:14","slug":"2025-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/2025-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/commencement\/\">Commencement weekend<\/a> will be May 31 and June 1 this year. The baccalaureate service will be held in the Chapel of the Incarnation on Saturday, May 31. <strong>Lois Malcolm<\/strong>, Olin and Amanda Fjelstad<br \/>\nReigstad Chair for Systematic Theology, will preach, and <strong>Steven Thomason<\/strong>, associate professor of spiritual formation and dean of the chapel, will preside at Holy Communion. The commencement ceremony will be held on June 1 at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. <strong>Mark Tranvik<\/strong>, professor of Reformation history and theology, will preach, and Master of Arts candidate <strong>Vincent Jabbie Momoh<\/strong> will be the student speaker.<\/p>\n<p>The class of 2025 includes more than 90 graduates.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: solid 5px #4EC3E0; padding: 5px; margin-top: 25px;\">\n<h2>Read more from Summer 2025<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/where-gods-story-intersects-with-ours\/\">Where God\u2019s story intersects with ours<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/story-care\/\">Story care<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/finding-the-right-fit\/\">Finding the \u2018right fit\u2019<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/a-launchpad-for-learners\/\">A launchpad for learners<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/summer-2025-faculty-and-staff-notes\/\">Faculty and staff notes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/summer-2025-alumni-news\/\">Alumni news<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/who-is-your-faith-mentor\/\">Who is your faith mentor?<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/ecofaith-network-turns-ten\/\">EcoFaith Network turns ten<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/2025-commencement\/\">2025 Commencement<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/will-willimon-to-deliver-the-2025-aus-lecture\/\">Will Willimon to deliver the 2025 Aus Lecture<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/luther-seminary-library-access-update\/\">Luther Seminary library access update<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/exploring-human-origins\/\">Exploring Human Origins<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"display: block; min-width: 24px; min-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2025\/05\/27\/new-biblical-preaching-certificate\/\">New Biblical Preaching Certificate<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commencement weekend will be May 31 and June 1 this year. 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